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img Fourth National Nisei Veterans Reunion (ddr-densho-114-12)

The three men pictured are (L to R): Senator Henry Jackson, Nisei Veterans Reunion Chairman Shiro Kashino, Congressman Spark Matsunaga. Congressman Matsunaga was the keynote speaker at the reunion event held at Seattle's Olympic Hotel.

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img Native American at camp site (ddr-densho-37-435)

Original WRA caption: Parker, Arizona. Henry Welsh, Mojave Indian and chairman of the tribal council for the Colorado River Indian Reservation, which is site of a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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vh Art Hansen Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-122-23-16)

The influence of Henry David Thoreau on Jimmie Omura

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …

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img Two wooden chests, Henry Katsumi Fujita, 8305, Granada (Amache) incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-23-7)

Two wooden chests that Henry K. Fujita fabricated from wood "borrowed" from the Amache High School site in the block adjacent to the Fujita family barracks. The number "8305" was the label assigned to the family by the War Relocation Authority. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: lp028-08-006

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doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. and Mrs. Davis, October 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-14)

Describes in detail the long train ride from Sept. 15-18 between Merced and the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp: the layout of the train cars, times to different towns, tunnels and coal smoke, eating and sleeping arrangements, military troops and equipment staged along the railway, desert scenery, late arrival at Amache, an extra night aboard the train, …

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doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. H. A. Strong, Electrolux Corporation, August 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-13)

Letter from Henry K. Fujita to his boss Mr. H. A. Strong of the Electrolux Corporation in San Francisco dated August 9, 1942. Rich in details, the letter describes the physical layout of the Merced Assembly Center, the poor-quality construction of the barracks, the daily schedules, the camp organization and facilities, the hardships and illnesses and …

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doc Leave permit for group work, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-555)

A leave permit for group work extension issued by Henry Harris Jr., Relocation Officer, War Relocation Authority, the U.S. Department of the Interior. It certifies that George Nobuo Naohara is allowed to leave the Manzanar camp in California on May 9, 1942 for Salt Lake City, Utah until April 15, 1943. Special conditions are noted in …

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img Billigmeier and others outdoors (ddr-csujad-26-89)

Billigmeier, a Japanese American man, and two women in the process of posing outdoors. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_026

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img Four people and a dog (ddr-csujad-26-109)

One Japanese American man and three Caucasian people pose for a photo with unexpected dog in front of camp. Additional photos in sequence include: ucsb_mei_0111, ucsb_mei_0113, ucsb_mei_0114, ucsb_mei_0115. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_070

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img People posing in snow (ddr-csujad-26-122)

Photo of three Japanese Americans and four Caucasian people, including Robert Billigmeier, posing with snowballs and a dog. Related photo in sequence ucsb_mei_0070. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_091

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img Group photo (ddr-csujad-26-87)

A group of fourteen people including Japanese Americans and Caucasians pose together. The photo includes Robert Billigmeier in the top row on the left. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_024

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img Seated Japanese man in uniform (ddr-csujad-26-90)

A Japanese American man wearing a military uniform is seated in a home. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_027

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img Men boy and dog (ddr-csujad-26-116)

Three men including a Japanese American man in uniform, Robert Billigmeier with a dog, and a small Japanese American boy pose for a group photo. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_081

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img Farm workers (ddr-csujad-26-139)

Photo of farm workers appearing to harvest a crop. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_109

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img Camp buildings with dust cloud (ddr-csujad-26-69)

Camp barracks buildings line a road with dust cloud. People can be seen in front of the buildings in distance. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_006

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img Couple with baby (ddr-csujad-26-105)

A young Japanese American couple poses in front of a building with a small baby. Caption on back of photograph reads, "giordi Chester Ogi [at] 3 mos. (with Emi [and] Chet). From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_047"

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doc List of sources and topics (ddr-csujad-26-41)

List of personality card authors including their identifying codes and a list of topics used by Billigmeier to collect information during the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). The codes can be seen written on the corners of the personality cards: ucsb_mei_0032, ucsb_mei_0034, ucsb_mei_0035, ucsb_mei_0036, ucsb_mei_0037, ucsb_mei_0038, ucsb_mei_0039, ucsb_mei_0042, ucsb_mei_0043, ucsb_mei_0044. See this object in …

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img View of Hiroshima's centre no. 1 (ddr-csujad-26-101)

Front of a postcard depicting the aftermath of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_038

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img John Arthur Hisatomi (ddr-csujad-26-67)

Photograph of small Japanese American boy in front of screen door. Caption on back of photograph reads, "John Arthur Hisatomi, age 2 yrs and 1 mon., Dec. 1947." From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_001

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img Two boys writing (ddr-csujad-26-92)

Two young Japanese American boys doing schoolwork write in notebooks. A chalkboard is blurred in the background. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_029

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img Group photo by car (ddr-csujad-26-111)

A group of five women and one man poses in front of a car with barracks in the background. Additional photos in sequence include: ucsb_mei_0109, ucsb_mei_0113, ucsb_mei_0114, ucsb_mei_0115. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_075

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img People gathering around a vehicle covered in baggage (ddr-csujad-26-91)

Group of people, including men with bicycles, gather around a vehicle with baggage tied to the roof. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_028

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img Young women (ddr-csujad-26-123)

A group of young Japanese American women poses with a Caucasian woman in front of a barracks building. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_092

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img Photo of young girl (ddr-csujad-26-76)

Young Japanese American girl seated in chair with her hands next to her face. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_013

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img Large group in costumes (ddr-csujad-26-94)

Group of eighteen people pose with a dog at a what appears to be a costume party. Additional photos in sequence include: ucsb_mei_0080, ucsb_mei_0083, ucsb_mei_0088, ucsb_mei_0141. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_031

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